Raymond Massey earned his only Oscar nomination for "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." Where was the academy fifteen years later when "East of Eden" debuted? Massey was robbed of a supporting nomination but that's another story.
Massey was Abe Lincoln. There is no doubt about that. His voice, his actions, his torment, his successes, tragedies et al-they were all so memorably delivered in a positively brilliant performance.
We see Abe as a young man. Sadness pursues him with the early loss of his mother and later his wife-to-be Ann Rutledge.
As a young lawyer, he meets the politically ambitious and cunning Mary Todd Lincoln. Ruth Gordon portrayed her in an absolutely brilliant performance. Look at your encyclopedia pictures of Mary Todd Lincoln. Her resemblance to Ruth Gordon is phenomenal. Todd, who at one time courted Lincoln's rival, Stephen Douglas, was a scheming, difficult woman. Gordon was sensational as she showed those traits. Who can forget the tantrum she threw when it appeared that Lincoln was losing the 1860 election when the first returns came in?
"Go home and tell your mother that I have been elected," the memorable words spoken by Lincoln to his son when he became president-elect.
A wonderful early biography of our nation's 16th president. Heartwarming and poignant, a tale for all the ages.
Massey was Abe Lincoln. There is no doubt about that. His voice, his actions, his torment, his successes, tragedies et al-they were all so memorably delivered in a positively brilliant performance.
We see Abe as a young man. Sadness pursues him with the early loss of his mother and later his wife-to-be Ann Rutledge.
As a young lawyer, he meets the politically ambitious and cunning Mary Todd Lincoln. Ruth Gordon portrayed her in an absolutely brilliant performance. Look at your encyclopedia pictures of Mary Todd Lincoln. Her resemblance to Ruth Gordon is phenomenal. Todd, who at one time courted Lincoln's rival, Stephen Douglas, was a scheming, difficult woman. Gordon was sensational as she showed those traits. Who can forget the tantrum she threw when it appeared that Lincoln was losing the 1860 election when the first returns came in?
"Go home and tell your mother that I have been elected," the memorable words spoken by Lincoln to his son when he became president-elect.
A wonderful early biography of our nation's 16th president. Heartwarming and poignant, a tale for all the ages.